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GA SB350

Bill

Status

Engrossed

3/27/2025

Primary Sponsor

Kim Jackson

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Origin

Senate

2025-2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Amends the 1976 DeKalb County compensation act to update salary percentages for county officials: Probate Court Judge and Juvenile Court Judge at 95%, Clerk of Superior Court and Tax Commissioner at 80%, Chief Executive Officer at 100%, and Board of Commissioners members at 32% of the defined gross salary

  • Sets compensation for judicial officers including State Court Judges (Divisions A and B), State Court Solicitor, Chief Magistrate, District Attorney, and Sheriff at 95-100% of gross salary, with Associate Magistrates at 85%

  • State Court Clerk salary established at 90% of the Superior Court Clerk's salary; part-time associate magistrate judges to be paid hourly based on the full-time associate judge rate

  • Extends county employee fringe benefits (health, dental, vision, life insurance, flexible benefits, incentives, and longevity pay) to all judges and non-judicial officials compensated from county funds, with benefits calculated based on total years of DeKalb County service

  • Updates references from "Stone Mountain Judicial Circuit" to "DeKalb Judicial Circuit" per the January 1, 2025 name change; effective June 1, 2025, with salary provisions effective August 1, 2025

Legislative Description

DeKalb County; certain judges, judicial officers, and county officers; revise the compensation

Last Action

House Second Readers

3/31/2025

Committee Referrals

Intragovernmental Coordination3/28/2025
State and Local Governmental Operations3/20/2025

Full Bill Text

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